Some old photos

[Mikej]

 

[Wurger]

Nice. But please source the pictures.

 

[Mikej]

Here is the back side of the third photo.

 

[Wurger]

Well .. then we assume you are the owner of these images. Right?

 

[Mikej]

Sorry for the confusion, the text that I wrote with the photos never came through. I got these from my father in law, who has passed away. He was in the US army academy as WW2 ended. Became a civilian pilot after the war and was generally a very nice guy. Have no idea when or where that he got these photos but thought they were worth sharing.

 

[Wurger]

Ok. It looks like the pics belonged to a member of your family and you inherited them. So you are the owner of the copies now. All is fine then.

 

[Gnomey]

Good shots!

 

[mjfur]

http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1944_5.html

77587 to RFC at Bush Field Dec 18, 1945. Back to USAF Mar 9,1948. Converted to EC-46D Feb 21, 1949. Reclamation authorized Aug 6, 1949

USAAF Accident Reports - january 1945 (Stateside)

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450113

Gardner, Francis M

C-46D

44-77587

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813BU

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Sedalia AAF, MO

LAC

3

USA

MO

Grandview Municipal Airport, MO

 

[mjfur]

http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1943_2.html

15269 (MSN 19735) to USAAF 28Feb44. 8th AF? W/o Jul 23, 1944 at Sedalia AB, Missouri

USAAF Accident Reports - July 1944 (Stateside)

AAIR, Aviation Archaeological Investigation & Research, is a source of U. S. military aircraft accident reports, pictures of aircraft crash sites, MACRs (Missing Air Crew Reports) and individual aircraft history cards and historical research. Historic aircraft crash site surveys, search and...

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440723

Higgins, James J

C-47A

43-15269

813BU

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_

Sedalia AAF, Warrensburg, MO

FLEF

5

USA

MO

3 mi SW f Salisbury, MO

 

[mjfur]

1944 USAAF Serial Numbers

48885 to RAF as Liberator B.VI KL392. Crashed before delivery Mar 13, 1945 at Bellowflower, MO
when collided in full flight with object on the ground.

USAAF Accident Reports - February 1945 (Stateside)

AAIR, Aviation Archaeological Investigation & Research, is a source of U. S. military aircraft accident reports, pictures of aircraft crash sites, MACRs (Missing Air Crew Reports) and individual aircraft history cards and historical research. Historic aircraft crash site surveys, search and...

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450216

Ridley, Bill B

B-24J

44-48885

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6 Ferry

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Long Beach AAF, CA

CBLW

4

USA

MO

Bellflower, MO

 

[TheRealMrEd]

Hopefully, everyone here is aware that official US govt and military photos cannot be copyrighted by anyone. They are all public domain, unless classified. It used to be common practice in the early 50's for sure, and perhaps earlier, for aviation fans or modelers to write to the various aircraft manufacturers, for photographs of aircraft under development at the time. The PR departments would happily send along the unclassified ones.

I have many of them in my possession, gifted to me by an old modeler from the 50's, and features such aircraft as the YF-96A, the XF-88 and so forth. Despite the fact that they are in my possession, I do not "own" any of them...

Ed